Second Time’s the Charm: NASA Perseverance Drills a Mars Rock
After a first attempt brought up an empty tube, the rover finally cored a sample. ..
After a first attempt brought up an empty tube, the rover finally cored a sample. ..
NASA is trying out sonic waves, electrostatic devices, and extra-slick coatings as ways to repel pesky space dirt. ..
Far from a failure, the sampling might actually offer tantalizing clues about the geology—and potential past life—of the Red Planet. ..
Scientists used something called isotopic mapping to get a first look at how the creatures lived more than 17,000 years ago. ..
InSight and Perseverance have sent back unprecedented data on everything from marsquakes to the Red Planet’s inner layers. ..
Scientists have begun to decipher the seismic signals that reveal how explosive a volcanic eruption is going to be. ..
Extreme weather is rapidly eroding the limestone caves where people first drew images 40,000 years ago. ..
Due to a phenomenon called subsidence, the metropolis's landscape is compacting—and parts of the city are now dropping a foot and a half each year. ..
With travel and real-life fieldwork shut down, a couple of enterprising professors started with simulations of Italy and Scotland, then took to the stars. ..
As Venice faces a 4-foot sea level rise, the historic cathedral—and its marble—could succumb to damaging tides. ..